The American Hospital Association is asking the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to hold off on long-term recommendations for telehealth expansion and coverage, saying more analysis is needed to...
NASA is launching an mHealth program to help its employees – including astronauts – identify and treat illnesses like COVID-19 as quickly as possible.
The organization is giving 1,000...
Lawmakers have re-introduced a bill that would allow healthcare providers to use telehealth to treat anyone in the any state throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
The Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure...
A bill has been resubmitted that would allow healthcare providers to use telehealth to treat patients in any state for up to six months after the coronavirus pandemic.
The Equal Access to Care Act was...
California’s Department of Health Care Services is planning an aggressive post-COVID-19 telehealth policy for the state’s Medicaid program.
In a 14-page report issued this week, the DHCS...
An analysis of telehealth coverage by private payers during the coronavirus pandemic finds that most of the big health plans made major changes in coverage to help providers embrace connected...
A telehealth platform launched last July at West Tennessee Healthcare to monitor COVID-19 patients has proven so good at boosting outcomes and reducing hospitalizations that officials are now planning...
Maryland lawmakers are launching two separate efforts to expand telehealth access in their state beyond the coronavirus pandemic.
The Legislature is moving forward with a bill aimed at permanently...
Researchers in Arizona are launching a global study that aims to use mHealth wearables and apps, AI bots and a telehealth platform to monitor and treat COVID-19 patients at home, thereby reducing...
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has announced plans to permanently extend emergency telehealth rules enacted during the coronavirus pandemic.
The governor announced this week that she would introduce...
Fourteen federally qualified health centers on six islands in Hawai’i are getting $1.3 million to launch or expand telehealth services.
The grants, coming from the Freeman Foundation and...
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the economy, businesses and schools are taking a look at telehealth to help manage “return to” strategies.
While connected health has long played a part in business...
A new study finds that the sharp increase in telehealth use during the height of the coronavirus pandemic was driven more by people seeking mental health services than for physical ailments.
The...
There is no denying telehealth has played a critical role in care delivery throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Even the senior population – falsely accused of being slow adopters of new technology...
Federal officials are seeking public comments on plans to restart the COVID-19 Telehealth Program, which last year provided funding for broadband expansion and other connected health resources to...
Provider Relief Funding through The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act allowed provider organizations to keep their doors open and supported operational costs, including...
A workgroup of payers, providers and others in Vermont is recommending that the state continue coverage of audio-only telehealth services beyond the coronavirus pandemic.
In a 114-page report to state...
The coronavirus pandemic forced many counseling centers to transition quickly to telehealth this past year. Some have had an easier time than others in adjusting, but nearly all have learned invaluable...
A telehealth platform has helped the Medical University of South Carolina screen patients for kidney transplants during the coronavirus pandemic – in some cases improving on the process that was...
Characteristics such as age, race, language preference, sex, and household income lead to lower rates of telemedicine visits during the early phase of COVID-19, based on a new study that draws health...
